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• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  on the ASE as your grade in the class; if you do poorly you can simply ... is commonly available in high school. However, many of our students ... challenged themselves in high school and have taken advantage of their
• Blog / Community Projects

  Not in Kansas Anymore oh, wait...we actually are. Day 1 with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team.

  

  layover in Chicago later, I realized that I'd forgotten it was possible for ... this weekend to keep y'all posted about how awesome our airplane is. I ... We're in a hotel room and we're watching Men In Black (preceded by

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Quick Update My neighbors are celebrating by firing guns in the air which is not conducive to…

  

  New year's eve here in Karachi. Assault rifle fire is really loud. I can hear the pings of bullets landing in the street. As long as the electricity is flowing and the guns are shooting, I'll be awake in the basement

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  busy, busy, busy screaming into the void

  

  off half a tablet, i can just put the other half back in the container ... the only way i can convince myself to write anything for the past two weeks has been bullet points. lists in lists in lists. i wrote an entire

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  ) -- I hope that you have already asked your teachers if they can write a ... -- teachers in this country are seriously overworked and underpaid; I hope you ... still have them write you a recommendation. They can write in their native

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales From Turning Twenty They range from "a little peculiar" to "utterly bizarre."

  

  Nov 3: I ended up in an ambulance, then at Cambridge Hospital, then ... weird. 4. Tuesday Nov 6: I voted in the presidential election for the ... . Turned 20 at 7am. Half an hour after turning 20, I was in an office

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  conveniently landed on my last day in Kansas and I was able to visit my old team ... a message on how the balance of these three can make or break an ... One of the defining experiences of my 3 years in high school(we had a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 7

  

  undergraduate who says she's been interested in astronomy for "as long as I can ... As selection continues, I wore my blue & gold tie that I bought in Richmond, VA. I had lunch again at the Steam Cafe, which is turning

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See, I Am! (CI-M) Communication-intensive economics research. (If that sentence doesn't make you want to read this entry, I…

  

  See, I am here! Sorry for the gap in my posting. My CI-M (TLA!! Sam ... CI classes in your major: CI-Ms. I invite you to join me on this ... 'm being totally honest, though, when I say how rewarding this project was. I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  would definitely do my PhD in, if I were to come to MIT for grad school ... work ends Yes! Can still sleep for X hours (+ extra 10 minutes if I skip ... research in Cambridge feels a lot more relaxed, and also because I

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  My spring break consisted of some of the things I love most in this ... . (PS the airport was super cool and I saw a Dreamlifter in real life and ... , the sailing team goes to the College of Charleston in South Carolina for

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  flops are my shoeware of choice, even I have to give in at some point and ... learned a bit about winter fashion, and how to dress appropriately. I was ... So how does a boy from Texas survive the oftentimes harsh winters of

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  we do in admissions, and what we can do to improve our process. One ... -provoking conference. Thursday through Sunday, I was in St. Louis for the annual ... collegial idea-sharing, I've returned with some thoughts on how to improve our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Things that make you go hmmmm……. Obama’s transformative presidency………for geeks????

  

  for the past few months. Well, I’ve been in Cambridge, same place that I ... in Iceland for the summer (unpaid internship, of course). I bumped into ... on in the Garden State. I had just finished an article bemoaning the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • December 30, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  .  "Perfect!" I thought to myself, "I did MIT, I can do this! Besides, I get 6 medals if I do this one!" I registered in April and began my training. I ... increased my distances until I was ready to run my first half marathon.  In

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  I had a quick, whispered conversation in the audience: Ranjeetha ... does it feel like to be one of the richest people in the world?' I'm way ... academic question, and then - "So I'm curious...how does being such a rich

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  So I suck at life and haven't blogged in FOREVER. =( But! I'm making ... checks in and out. The front desk is also where you can get your mail, find ... -Conner's newly painted spacious TV room...there's a TV in there, I swear. On the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT or Bust Our story begins here...

  

  . I'm a member of the Class of 2007. I was born here in Massachusetts, but most recently I'm from Houston, Texas. I'm *definitely* majoring in ... Biomedical Engineering. (My mom hates it when I revert to MIT-speak; I can

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  I have a real-ish job I can spend more time out in the mountains that ... my disappointment when I'm eagerly waiting for a huge storm to blow in ... -ish snowstorm. Of course now school is in full swing and I'm running full-tilt to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  World Cup Finals

  

  A story from a few years ago: During the 1994 World Cup, I lived in ... , Roberto Baggio. (It was in no small part due to his braids, I'll admit.) My ... , I bought posters of him in Little Italy, NY, and even went to an

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 10, 2006